What is the role of trust in the fundraising process? What does sustainable accountability look like in the charitable sector? On this episode, Ben sits down with Africa Community Technical Service (ACTS) for Water CEO Jeff Golby to discuss trust-based philanthropy, unhealthy power dynamics in major giving, and better ways to build trust between charities and the donors that fund them. 

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

• Getting to know Jeff Golby and life lessons for Enneagram Threes [0:25]
• Overhead, the expense of charity, and the unspoken parts of fundraising [6:46]
• Understanding trust-based philanthropy [10:21]
• Breaking down unhealthy power structures in philanthropy [15:02]
• Creating a world without grant writing and balancing the direct and indirect costs of running a charity [17:51]
• Building trust between charities and donors [23:20]
• The messiness of fundraising and the power of continually showing up [27:13]

Resources & People Mentioned

• Email Frontier FM YOUR fundraising questions at [email protected]! 
• ACTS for Water 
• practices — Trust-Based Philanthropy
• Give Away Power, Then Money (Article)

Connect with Jeff Golby

• Email Jeff
• Follow Jeff on LinkedIn

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